TRD/Aluminum Battery Hold Downs

Okay sounds good

 

I'll stick with the textured black then.

 

Anyone received theirs yet??? Pictures!!!!!!!!

 

@Ace115 did. Maybe he can provide a pic.

 

Yeah I got mine Saturday and installed it yesterday. Here's a few pics installed.

 

Looks great

 

Just to give an update.

I shipped the units that were brushed aluminum & clear coated. Some had red TRD and some had black TRD.

I have issued tracking numbers for those units. Depending on your location, you should get them Wednesday or Thursday.

I am waiting on the powdercoated units.

 

I got my raw aluminum one on Saturday. Looks good! Can't wait to install

 

I hate all of you that already have yours.

 

Got my hold down and installed it. Looks great! Thanks James @Coupe





The only issue I encountered during install was on the front bolt and is likely due to the height of my battery (Northstar Group 24F AGM).

At this point I could feel that end of the bar start to bow just a bit. That is about a 1/2" gap.



I kept tightening as far as this.



Could have gone further but I don't really want that much stress on the bar all of the time. At least not yet. The gap was about a 1/4" at this point.

I decided to use a stack of washers and and see how it does. I know from experience that a 60# battery can still move around even though the hold down seems tight.

 

Mine will be here @9am tomorrow morning and installed by 10!

 

@Digiratus Does it fill secure?

 

Yeah, feels good and tight but I've found that can be deceiving. Batteries have a lot of mass. They can easily shit position when getting tossed around when wheeling. I'll keep an eye on it and post up if I have to do anything further.

 

Let us know if you are happy with that stack up of washers as a fix. If after using it for a few weeks, if you are still happy with it, I could come up with a a spacer to replace the stack of washers.

 

Thanks. Will do.

 

So sweet! Now to install it. Too bad it's raining. Hopefully it lets up soon.

 

Do you have any more left? Need one for my 1997 Toyota Tacoma.

 

I'll take one of the textured black extras if you still have them.

 

I got a package today and got way too excited, even though I should have known better.

It was just some unrelated crap I forgot I ordered :/